Block Shoot. Lebanon Pa. Meat & Money prizes. (Jonestown Fish & Game, 2222 Kenbrook Road): March 25th, 2007

[Pacer]

I've heard of this type shoot, but never got a great explanation of how it works. Can someone enlighten me?

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[mauser]

I'll take a shot at giving a brief explanation.
I have shot in a few of these shoots, this is how it works, to the best of my knowledge. If I misunderstand or misrepresent anything , it's not intentional. Please don't take this as the final word, but as a guide to the rules as I know them from my participation, relying on my feeble memory.
There will be a sign up sheet for each shoot.
There is room for 20 shooters per sign up sheet, each name corresponds with a number from 1 - 20, shooter has his (or her) choice of available numbers.
One sign up sheet per shoot.
The shoot begins after all positions on a sign up sheet are sold.
Each sign up sheet will be numbered and labeled for ham, breakfast tray or money.
(There will be another shoot in November for turkeys).
Example: If shoot #10 is for HAM, the sign up sheet will be labeled
SHOOT #10 HAM
A shooter may buy as many shots as he / she wants per shoot.
There are target cards numbered from 1 - 20 for each shoot. Each set of 20 targets is also numbered to match the number of the corresponding sign up sheet.
The targets are hung out one at a time, and each shooter fires one shot at one target, in numerical order of the sign up sheet.
The targets are inspected / measured by a judge , who doesn't see the shooters names or the sign up sheet, just the 20 numbered targets, from one shoot at a time, to keep it anonymous.
The card with a hole closest to the X in the center is the winner. It doesn't matter how many pellets hit the card, the one closest to center is the one that counts.
The targets will look similar to the ones in the picture below. In the example pictured, the targets would be for shoot #1, shooters #14 and #15.
I hope I didn't confuse anyone with this explanation.
If you have any questions that I didn't answer, I'll be glad to try to answer them for you. I'll even make phone calls for clarification if needs be.

[teegee11220]

This is probably a dumb question, but why is it called a "block" shoot?

[mauser]

Originally Posted by teegee11220

This is probably a dumb question, but why is it called a "block" shoot?

That's not a dumb question. I've wondered the same thing myself for quite a while. I've heard them called turkey shoots too.
It could have something to do with the targets that are shot for a few of the shoots during the event where a big card is divided into "blocks" that are "bought" by individuals and shot by a designated shooter. The "owner" of the "block" with a pellet closest to the + in the center of their "block" wins the prize for that card. It may be turkey, ham, meat,....
We have a meeting coming up Jan. 4, I'll see if I can find the definitive answer for you.
Another thought is that "block" doesn't sound as bad to the PETA people as "turkey", but either way we don't always shoot for turkeys so "turkey shoot" wouldn't be accurate either.

[ksprecher]

the reason they are called block shoots because instead of shooting at a paper target like you see above you used to shoot at 4"x4" blocks of wood. Also the reason the house outside is called the "block house". They have done away with that idea because of how much wood it used per night and the price. Many different shoots range in distance anywhere from 50' to 90'.

[mauser]

Originally Posted by ksprecher

the reason they are called block shoots because instead of shooting at a paper target like you see above you used to shoot at 4"x4" blocks of wood. Also the reason the house outside is called the "block house". They have done away with that idea because of how much wood it used per night and the price. Many different shoots range in distance anywhere from 50' to 90'.

Thanks for the input.
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